59 Million in U.S. Have Fatty Liver Disease, a Serious Condition: Am I at Risk?

26,000 Americans Die Each Year from Complications Stemming from Fatty Liver Disease

How does fatty liver disease keep us fat?
Fatty liver disease causes the liver to not metabolize fats efficiently, which accelerates the storage of fat, increasing the ravages of obesity13

. This is a vicious cycle that perpetuates itself. To compound this cycle, excessive weight gain leads to another cycle, metabolic syndrome¹⁴, which also keeps a person fat. Once an individual has become obese, they are trapped within the clutches of these 2 cycles: fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome, from which it is difficult to break free. Dr. Sandra Cabot, author of "The Liver Cleansing Diet" states that "...fatty liver is a degenerative disease of the liver where the liver cells are literally choked to death by globules of fatty substances within them. These patients have a total inability to metabolize fats and suffer with weight excess." Fatty liver disease is a serious, avoidable, diet-related condition¹³. This is why it is so important to avoid refined and processed carbohydrates, and also to monitor and control our weight closely.

Can fatty liver disease be cured?
Fortunately, there is an inexpensive and natural cure for obesity-related fatty liver disease! Follow this 3-step cure:

1. Never eat refined or processed carbohydrates (white flour, white bread, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and other refined starches). Even bread that is labeled "whole grain" can be 99% white flour, which will perpetuate both fatty liver disease and metabolic syndrome¹⁴. Read the label closely, and make certain it does not contain any "enriched" (refined) flour of any kind. Avoiding refined carbohydrates facilitates weight loss, which is a natural cure for fatty liver disease. A safe way to ensure that carbohydrates will not contribute to fatty liver disease or metabolic syndrome is to eat carbohydrates that are low on the glycemic index (55 or lower). This index (and most common foods) is available at: http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm

2. Never eat "seconds" at a meal. Additionally, your food portions must be in accordance with serving sizes recommended by the American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org/food-nutrition-lifestyle/nutrition/meal-planning/diabetes-food-pyramid.jsp. Eating large portions and/or seconds prevents weight loss, which is the only natural cure for obesity-induced fatty liver disease.

3. Never eat between meals when trying to lose weight. The body can only burn fat after no food has been consumed for a few hours (varies from person to person), according to Ray Burton, ISSA-certified trainer, bodybuilder, and author of "Fat To Fit." Eating between meals prevents our bodies from burning fat and thus prevents us from losing the weight we must shed in order to reverse fatty liver disease.

Once the above 3 steps are followed daily and become part of our lifestyle, weight loss will occur, and our diet-induced fatty liver disease will be cured. Weight loss is the only cure for obesity-induced fatty liver disease⁶.

References:
1. Obese population of US: American Sports Data, Inc., www.americansportsdata.com/obesitystats.asp